IMANE KHELIF, one of the most talked about athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has called for the bullying to end amidst a row over her eligibility to compete. The 25-year-old Algerian faces Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the women’s welterweight semi-finals tomorrow (August 6). Khelif’s qualification for the last four has already guaranteed her
Month: August 2024
CANELO ALVAREZ is widely regarded as one of boxing’s greatest fighters of the modern era but his decision to not face David Benavidez continues to be questioned. Three months ago the 34-year-old notched up his 61st win in 65 bouts beating his fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia on points to retain his undisputed super-middleweight title. Next
LOS ANGELES – Terence Crawford overcame a complicated opponent in Israil Madrimov on Saturday night to score a close unanimous decision victory in his junior middleweight debut. The result of the tactical fight was still hanging in the balance heading into the 12th round, and Madrimov (10-1-1, 7KOs) could have mustered a majority draw if
By: Sean Crose Jared “Big Baby” Anderson and Martin Bakole, two supersized heavyweights, met in a ring in Los Angeles Saturday night to do battle in a scheduled ten rounder. A Bakole combination put Anderson down at the end of the first, a round Anderson had previously been fighting well in. Anderson got up and
Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — After eight years of waiting, the Refugee Olympic Team will win its first medal at an Olympic Games this week. A portion of the team watched on and jumped with joy as boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba fought in the women’s
Another Redneck Brawl has come and gone, as a raucous Oklahoma City crowd and a devoted pay-per-view TV audience say farewell to Redneck Brawl 7: Oklahoma vs Texas. The main event tonight was a much anticipated showdown between Tyler “Playboy” Holmes and comedian, musician, social media presence, and all-around post-millennium renaissance man Catfish Cooley, the
While a potential match between former welterweight titleholder Errol Spence Jr. and junior middleweight Sebastian Fundora has yet to be made official, it remains a fascinating fight that could wind up on one of Premier Boxing Champions’ pay-per-view slots on Amazon’s Prime Video. “That’s an intriguing fight to me, just to see how Errol comes
By: Sean Crose Both Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller had a lot on the line when they stepped into the ring in Los Angeles to square off on Saturday. Both men were seen as having underachieved since 2019, and neither man was getting any younger. Yet both fighters were also excellent, hard hitting combatants. If
Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 06:23 AM ET SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has guaranteed herself a medal after securing victory over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the women’s 57kg quarterfinals on Sunday. Yu-ting has been the subject of an ongoing controversy in this year’s Olympic boxing event, after the International Boxing Federation
Monday, Aug. 5 DAZN and Social Media, 1:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Berlanga New York press conference. We kick off the mega media blitz for Canelo vs Berlanga in New York, where the fight is not being held. Tuesday, Aug. 6 DAZN and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Canelo vs Berlanga Los Angeles press conference.
As we head into the medal rounds of the boxing tournaments at the Paris Olympics, here are the major storylines and talking points from the quarter finals. Khelif overcomes controversy to secure victory Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, embroiled in controversy over the past few days, won a unanimous decision over Hungary’s Luca Hamori on Saturday.
By: Sean Crose The WBA junior welterweight title was at stake Saturday night in Los Angeles as champion Isaac Cruz slipped in between the ropes to take on Jose Valenzuela in a scheduled 12 rounder. The bout was the co-main event of the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov pay per view card. Cruz, as is his habit,
Mark Kriegel, ESPNAug 4, 2024, 04:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The secret to solving Terence Crawford, said Joel Diaz, who trains the now-former WBA junior middleweight champion, Ismail Madrimov, was the body. “Nobody ever tests him to the body,” Diaz told ESPN the other night. “But we’re going there every chance
By Matt Bozeat THE gender row at the Paris Olympics erupted again after Taiwanese boxer Yu-Ting Lin secured a medal at the Paris Nord Arena. Lin swept the last two rounds on all cards against Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva to reach the semi finals at 57kgs. Borislav Georgiev, the Bulgarian boxer’s coach, faced the press afterwards
Olympic boxing in Paris continues today with two sessions of action, starting at 5:00 am ET for the first block, and continuing for the second set at 9:30 am ET. For those in the United States, you can stream all the action live with Peacock. We’ll see gold medal matchups get set with semifinals at
By Matt Bozeat THOMAS Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, says he wants to see proof that Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting should not be compete in the female boxing events in Paris. The Hungarian Boxing Federation and Bulgaria’s Olympic Committee contacted the IOC to object about the inclusion of Imane Khelif and Lin
LOS ANGELES – Hip-hop icon Eminem warmed up the crowd at BMO Stadium on Saturday night with a brief concert to mark Riyadh Season’s debut boxing event in the United States. Terence Crawford, the best fighter in the world, and Israil Madrimov, the WBA junior middleweight titleholder, both made electric entrances into the ring. Fireworks
By: Sean Crose Terence Crawford returned to the ring for the first time in a year Saturday when he squared off against WBA junior middleweight titlist Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles. The bout, which was scheduled for twelve rounds, was the main event of a DAZN pay per view card broadcast live from LA’s BMO